Hi! As a student, if you want to be a lawyer in the future in Quebec, here's a glossary that you can use to improve your law vocabulary.
accused
noun
The defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge.
Example: The accused or of assisting the case for the accused.
en: accusé
affidavit
noun
A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.
Example: Rigorous measures (as explained in Dr.Bramley's affidavit Besides, for such data to be useful.
en: déclaration sous serment
allegation
noun
A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without
proof.
Example: A speculative explanation or an allegation but is an asserted fact or explanation.
en: allégation
appearance law
noun
In law, appearance is the coming into court of either of the parties to a lawsuit, and/or the formal act by
which a defendant submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court.
Example: Under the appearance law, the defendant was required to show up in court on the scheduled date.
en: loi sur l'apparence
argument
noun
A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or
wrong.
Example: There is however a flip side to Pollards ARGUMENT he states that by its very nature Neolit.
en: argument
authority
noun
Legal permission granted to a person to perform a specified act.
Example: The police authority or unitary AUTHORITY.
en: autorité
criminal record
noun
A history of being convicted for crime.
Example: The subject is not branded with a CRIMINAL RECORD.
en: casier judiciaire
custody
noun
The act of keeping safe or guarding; the right of guardianship of a minor.
Example: The principle of the responsible chain of CUSTODY.
en: garde à vue
defence lawyer
noun
A legal professional who specializes in defending individuals and organizations charged with criminal offences.
Example: The defence lawyer argued that there was not enough evidence to convict her client of the crime.
en: avocat de la défense
evidence
noun
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
Example: Subsequent discoveries of fossils, archaeological evidence.
en: preuve
family law
noun
An area of the law that deals with family-related matters and domestic relations, including: marriage,
civil unions, and domestic partnerships; adoption and surrogacy, etc.
Example: Unmarried Couples in FAMILY LAW.
en: droit de la famille
felony
noun
A serious crime, usually punishable by at least one year in prison.
Example: The primary parties who actually committed the FELONY CONCLUSIONS.
en: crime
fraud
noun
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
Example: Reduce the probability of FRAUD by sending a random four-digit number on to computer.
en: fraude
guilty
noun
Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.
Example: In this respect, the worm could be the rose's'GUILTY ' shame' for having sexual feelings.
en: coupable
injunction
noun
An authoritative warning or order.
Example: The private law remedies of an INJUNCTION a declaration, or damages, added to by law.
en: injonction
inmate
noun
Persons confined in prison, jails, and other correctional facilities that house those convicted of crimes.
Example: Prison houses has many inmates.
en: détenue
jury
noun
A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
Example: All circumstances as to amount in the jury 's judgment to a criminal act or omission.
en: jury
notary
noun
A public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take
affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take deposition.
Example: Voltaire was the son of a NOTARY and Montesquieu was'a magistrate in the history.
en: notaire
prosecutor
noun
A person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone.
Example: prosecutors are fully entitled to bring any number of offenses against a single defendant
en: procureur
trial
noun
A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
Example: The first time, to the shortcomings of the criminal TRIAL as a reliable test of guilt.
